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Meanings of slapstick comedy in English

Russian
буффонада
Portuguese
pastelão
Spanish
bufonada
Catalan
comèdia de pallassades
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Style of comedy.

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буффонада
Synonyms
Examples for "slapstick"
Examples for "slapstick"
1
The Carry On movies were a long-running series of modest-budget, slapstick comedies.
Wired
2
Tragedy and slapstick run through the film and it is very funny.
The Guardian
3
It's part classic animated slapstick, part new-school ensemble sitcom, and all weird.
Wired
4
Both teams continued to attack relentlessly and defend with slapstick energy.
The Guardian
5
The Mendy-Sissoko channel in particular was home to some slapstick moments.
The Guardian
Usage of slapstick comedy in English
1
To go from the kind of, sort of slapstick comedy to quite serious analytical passages.
The new yorker
2
Born in 1921, Tillieux grew up in Belgium loving cinema, slapstick comedy and crime fiction.
The Guardian
3
Each has a compulsory wet-sari scene, some slapstick comedy, and several gun battles or fistfights.
The new yorker
4
Finding the leg holes, and then the individual toe holes, was, as usual, slapstick comedy.
Seveneves
5
A slapstick comedy was showing on the store's TVs.
Watch them die
6
After all, the boy looked ludicrous, leaping around like a character in a slapstick comedy.
Another life altogether: a novel
7
The slapstick comedy is pretty hard to miss though so it's surprising some people were fooled.
The Guardian
8
The Three Stooges were a vaudeville and slapstick comedy team whose antics regularly appeared on television.
Reuters
9
Long a slapstick comedy favorite, the pie-in-the-face routine has also developed as a form of political protest.
Reuters
10
It's not the high espionage of a James Bond film, nor the slapstick comedy of Austin Powers.
Wired
11
The smell of the popcorn and dirt was still there, as were the amazing performances and slapstick comedy.
Reuters
12
Logan Paul has built a loyal fan base and made millions along the way posting slapstick comedy stunts online.
The Irish Times
13
Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, a survivor of nearly 400 years, still has the makings of a lively slapstick comedy.
The Irish Times
14
Even there, Jackie Chan and his imitators add a dash of slapstick comedy and a character to root for.
Reuters
15
He hung up his boots after completing the November Killik Cup clash against Argentina with a moment of slapstick comedy.
The South African
16
Luckily, the other offer was the slapstick comedy Mouse Hunt, in which Lane generated priceless comic rapport with Lee Evans.
The Guardian
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